What does it mean to scale your business without burning out? Nikki St Paul, leadership coach and nervous system guide for purpose-driven women, joins Emily Jean to share how subconscious beliefs shape our success, why rest is a power move, and how female founders can lead with both strength and ease. Nikki blends neuroscience, embodiment, and mindset work to help women step fully into their power while creating sustainable businesses they love.
The meaning behind “lead like a powerhouse, rest like a queen”
How subconscious beliefs quietly sabotage business growth
The signs of burnout most women ignore until it’s too late
Why ease and easy are not the same thing
Practical tools for rewiring hidden rules about worth and work
A powerful client story about charging what you’re worth
Why rejection can be a sign of growth, not failure
Hustle culture vs. sustainable success in the female founder space
The truth about rest as a strategic leadership move
Simple daily practices to regulate your nervous system and thrive
If you’ve ever tied your worth to your work, pushed past burnout, or wondered why scaling feels harder than it should, Nikki’s perspective will hit home. She offers a blueprint for building a business that honors both ambition and wellbeing - because leading with power and resting with intention are not opposites, they’re the formula for sustainable success.
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