In this episode of the Entrepreneur Expansion Show, the host and guest Tirza Elyse explore how dopamine affects motivation, focus, and progress for both children and entrepreneurs. Tirza shares how her background in education revealed that dopamine-driven engagement is essential for learning and growth, but when mismanaged, it leads to short-lived motivation and lack of follow-through. They explain how many entrepreneurs unknowingly chase dopamine highs—like buying a course or tool—but mistake that initial excitement for progress, which causes a crash and inconsistency in action. The key micro habit they emphasize is to immediately add a next action step into your strategic plan after making a decision or purchase, instead of celebrating too early. By doing this—and setting a time frame for execution—you train your brain to stay engaged and build true momentum toward long-term success.

The episode explores how busy entrepreneurs can use "micro workouts" to stay fit without needing a gym or long sessions. Host Matt and guest Mark Overton, both seasoned health professionals and fathers in their 40s, discuss how short, simple exercises—like push-ups, squats, and lunges—can be done throughout the day and habit-stacked with daily routines. They emphasize that the body benefits from consistent movement, not rigid workout structures, and that micro workouts can improve energy, focus, metabolic health, and even sleep. Mark shares personal success from replacing gym sessions with micro workouts for two months, noting better endurance, no loss of muscle, and improved well-being. The episode closes with encouragement to start small, track progress, and not overthink it—movement matters, and consistency yields results.

The episode explores the foundational importance of clearly defining your cultural values in business. Host Matt Travis and guest Jack McCarthy discuss how these values guide decision-making, align your team, and ensure consistency as your business grows. Jack shares a simple micro habit using sticky notes to help entrepreneurs identify and refine their top three to five business values. They emphasize the need to revisit these values quarterly and communicate them clearly to teams and clients to foster authenticity and trust. The episode concludes with encouragement to take action, connect for support, and continue evolving both personally and professionally.

In this coaching session from The Entrepreneur Expansion Show, Matt Travis helps Loretta clarify the powerful yet complex messaging behind her brand, Living Life Defined. Loretta shares the origin of her work—guiding people to live fully by preparing for death—rooted in personal experiences of loss and her journey as a single mother. Together, they uncover that her current messaging mixes the themes of life fulfillment and end-of-life planning in a way that confuses her audience. Matt suggests reordering her communication to first meet people at the doorway of practical needs (like organizing legal affairs) before inviting them into deeper transformational life work. Through thoughtful metaphors like the “legacy clarity path” and “water slide,” they create a structured path that emotionally resonates with her ideal clients—empowered women and empty nesters—so they can move from peace of mind to peace of heart, ultimately living with intention and legacy.

Christie Kmecik joined Matt Travis on The Entrepreneur Expansion Show for a belief-busting live coaching session centered around overcoming imposter syndrome and the fear that her heartfelt greeting card business isn’t unique or valuable enough. Christie shared the deep emotional mission behind her company, Written Hugs Designs, which includes cards, a card donation program, and a children’s book—all designed to foster authentic emotional connection, particularly in times of grief and mental health struggle. Matt affirmed the power and soulfulness of her mission, guiding her to reframe her fear of sales as a powerful act of connection and service rather than a transactional task. Throughout the conversation, they explored how her subconscious belief—formed in childhood religious conditioning and perfectionist expectations—was keeping her from showing up fully in her business. Matt used personal stories and emotional analogies, including a miscarriage experience, to show how Christie’s offerings fill a painful gap in the market, helping others express love and care when words are hard to find. By the end of the session, Christie acknowledged that her vulnerability is her superpower, realized she is selling love and emotional safety, not just cards, and committed to taking aligned action. With renewed confidence and clarity, Christie agreed to release the limiting belief that she couldn’t compete and instead embrace the truth that her work is powerful and needed. Matt encouraged her to move past perfectionism and take immediate steps—like making sales calls and visualizing success daily—to embody her new belief. The episode concluded with gratitude, encouragement, and the reminder that connection, vulnerability, and subconscious alignment are the keys to expanding both business and purpose.

Confidently Close More Sales Hypnosis | Subconscious Sales Success for Service-Based Business Owners, Coaches, Consultants, Entrepreneurs & High Ticket Closers. Struggling to consistently close sales, even when you know your offer is valuable? This powerful guided hypnosis session is designed to help you rewire your subconscious mind for sales confidence, alignment, and abundance. Whether you’re a coach, consultant, or service-based entrepreneur, this recording will help you release fear of rejection, eliminate self-doubt, and embody the identity of a confident, heart-centered closer. 🧠 Inside this hypnosis, you’ll: ✅ Rewire limiting subconscious beliefs around sales ✅ Step into the confident closer identity ✅ Align with ethical, effortless, high-converting sales ✅ Attract more ideal clients without pressure or push ⚠️ Do not listen while driving or operating machinery. This recording is designed for use in a calm, relaxed space where you can fully surrender to the experience.

In this episode of The Entrepreneur Expansion Show, host Matt Travis and guest Anastasia Lepic dive deep into the fear of rejection and how it impacts entrepreneurs at every stage of growth. Anastasia shares her personal journey of overcoming rejection through a unique 30-day “Rejection Game” challenge, where participants intentionally seek out micro rejections to desensitize their nervous systems and rewire subconscious beliefs. The key idea is to detach from outcomes—learning to be “good with it or good without it”—and instead focus on taking bold, aligned action from a place of play and growth. The challenge includes a tiered structure of asks, weekly consciousness reprogramming sessions, and community support to help participants build confidence and visibility in their business. Ultimately, the conversation encourages listeners to examine their stories around rejection and step into their most courageous, confident selves through intentional, playful discomfort.

The transcript is a deep, emotional conversation between Matt and Nicole about her upcoming book, A Shadow Called Sunshine. Nicole shares her journey of healing from childhood trauma, generational abuse, and multiple abusive relationships, including a near-death experience. She describes how writing the book—originally for herself—became a form of catharsis and transformation, ultimately evolving into a fictional story rooted in real-life pain and spiritual insight. The narrative includes themes of radical self-responsibility, inner child healing, past life memories, and energetic shifts that led her to love, safety, and self-worth. The book, told through interwoven timelines and designed to reflect readers' own patterns through its characters, launches June 3rd and is meant to be both a literary experience and a subconscious tool for healing.

In this powerful and heartfelt episode of The Entrepreneur Expansion Show, Matt Travis interviews life coach Courtney Peters about the importance of putting yourself back on your own priority list. The conversation centers around a transformational micro habit—intentionally scheduling self-care and joyful activities to avoid burnout and reclaim one's well-being. Both Matt and Courtney share personal experiences, including their past struggles with overgiving, burnout, and alcohol, and how choosing intentional living transformed their health, identity, and purpose. Courtney celebrates over 1,000 days alcohol-free and explains how she now coaches others through similar journeys, encouraging a shame-free, empowering approach to sobriety. The episode concludes with an invitation to take action, build momentum with this micro habit, and join the supportive community for deeper transformation through authentic connection and intentional practice.

In this episode of The Entrepreneur Expansion Show, Matt Travis interviews messaging expert Holly MacCue about the critical role of magnetic messaging in business success. Holly explains that great offers won’t sell without clear, emotionally resonant messaging that meets the audience where they are, speaking directly to their perceived problems in relatable language. She emphasizes the power of storytelling, emotional connection, and subconscious triggers, highlighting that people buy what they value, not what you think is valuable. Holly breaks down practical micro-habits like crafting scroll-stopping hooks, engaging conversational messaging, and shifting client perspectives to build trust and drive sales. She also shares details about her live workshop You Had Me at Hello, where she teaches entrepreneurs how to create mic-drop messaging that attracts premium clients with ease and lasting impact.

The conversation introduces a new format of The Entrepreneur Expansion Show called the "Business Expansion: $10K in 10 Minutes Business Upgrade Audit," featuring Diane as the first guest. Diane shares her work as an astrologer specializing in moon cycles to help people transform their patterns and lives. Matt affirms her unique niche and magnetic energy, encouraging her to develop a signature framework—like the "Celestial Success Blueprint"—to make her offer more tangible and scalable. They discuss building an aligned client ascension path that starts with free value and flows naturally to a premium offer. Matt presents a tailored integration plan based on Diane’s saboteur profile (pleaser, hyper-vigilant, hyper-achiever), including affirmations, nervous system work, and mirror exercises to rewire limiting beliefs around worth and receiving. He emphasizes simplicity and consistency—one opt-in, one workshop, one offer—to keep clients moving smoothly down what he calls the "waterslide" toward transformation. The session wraps up with energetic guidance, reinforcing that receiving is just as important as giving, and that true business success depends on identity and mindset alignment as much as strategy. Diane shares how affirmations and mindset shifts have helped her counter negative self-talk and undercharging habits. Matt concludes by reminding listeners that sustainable success comes from consistent, imperfect action and a deep alignment between who you are and what you offer.

In this episode of The Entrepreneur Expansion Show, the host and guest Natalie Riede dive into the topic of fear and how it affects every area of life, especially for entrepreneurs. Natalie shares her personal transformation journey, including surviving cancer and a near-death experience, which catalyzed her decision to stop letting fear hold her back. She emphasizes that fear often mirrors desire and introduces a powerful micro habit: using the 5-second rule to take quick, messy action despite fear, reframing fear as excitement and opportunity. Through consistent small wins and celebration, this habit rewires the brain and supports identity shifts toward a more confident, unstoppable self. Natalie also offers listeners a free toolkit and hypnosis audio to help them move through fear and embrace empowered action.

In this episode, the host and guest Crystal Statsky Beakley explore a transformative micro habit: daily self-care. Crystal shares how burnout from her previous job as an event planner led her to prioritize time for herself when starting her own business. Together, they emphasize the importance of scheduling self-care, even if it's just for 10 minutes a day, and encourage flexibility and intuition in choosing what that care looks like. They address common limiting beliefs—like thinking self-care is selfish or impossible with a busy schedule—and reframe it as essential and empowering. Finally, they remind listeners not to shame themselves for slip-ups and advocate for outsourcing, community support, and celebration as key parts of sustaining this life-saving habit.

The episode focuses on a powerful micro habit for building trust and engagement in online communities: sending a personalized DM to every new member. Instead of overwhelming newcomers with sales pitches or tasks, the hosts emphasize starting with a simple, friendly question that creates a sense of connection and safety. They use analogies like parties and classrooms to explain how people need time and gentle encouragement before fully participating. The habit can be automated, but should still feel personal and inviting. Ultimately, this strategy lays the foundation for stronger community relationships, which are increasingly vital in the age of AI and relationship-based business growth.

In this episode of The Entrepreneur Expansion Show, host Matt Travis explores the transformative power of gratitude with guest Dorela Iepan. Dorela shares her personal story of how a gratitude practice saved her marriage and became the foundation for major life changes. She explains how writing down even small reasons for gratitude daily—especially ones related to the future you want to create—can shift emotions, behavior, and eventually, reality. The conversation emphasizes the importance of consistency, emotional connection, and writing things down to anchor gratitude both mentally and energetically. Listeners are encouraged to try the habit for themselves, join the community for support, and remember that simple practices done consistently can lead to powerful change over time.

In this episode of The Entrepreneur Expansion Show, Matt Travis interviews Roxandra Nikita, a coach specializing in stress management and clarity. Roxandra shares her personal journey of overcoming a deep period of anxiety and depression, and how she discovered that mental clarity is the key to shifting from survival mode to a strategic and focused state. She explains how the brain needs certainty to function effectively, and how mental disorganization triggers stress, leading to procrastination and self-sabotage. Through three foundational questions — What do you need? Where are you spending your energy? Who’s in your corner? — Roxandra helps entrepreneurs identify blocks and move forward with purpose. Finally, a powerful micro habit is introduced: doing the hardest task of the day first, which helps regulate energy, avoid distractions, and create a more productive flow.

In this episode of The Entrepreneur Expansion Show, Matt Travis welcomes guest Rachel Charles, founder of Own Your Wings, to discuss a powerful micro habit: visualization. Rachel explains how visualization helps entrepreneurs align their subconscious minds with their goals by vividly imagining their desired future, engaging all senses, and focusing on the details. A key point emphasized is evaluating who is in your social circle—recognizing which relationships support growth and which may hold you back. Rachel shares her personal experience of leaving a toxic relationship to illustrate the importance of surrounding oneself with the right people. The episode encourages listeners to commit to visualizing their future reality while consciously choosing who belongs in their inner circle to ensure success.

In this episode, Matt Travis introduces a powerful micro habit to help entrepreneurs stop overthinking and start taking action. Guest Megan Chamberlain, a creative business coach, emphasizes the importance of simply "doing the thing"—whether it’s posting about your business, sharing an idea, or telling people what you do—without getting trapped in perfectionism or fear. She shares how taking imperfect, visible action leads to valuable feedback, market validation, and new opportunities. They both highlight that overthinking and waiting for perfection stalls progress, while real growth comes from testing ideas publicly and learning from the process. The episode concludes by inviting listeners to join the community, commit to the habit, and connect directly with Megan and Matt for support.

Matt Travis welcomes entrepreneurial parents to an episode focused on a simple yet powerful micro habit: spending 20 minutes daily, fully present, playing with their children on the child’s terms. He introduces his guest, Mihaela Torelli, a business coach who helps nomadic entrepreneurial moms work smarter. Mihaela shares her journey from teaching German to transitioning into virtual assistant services, all while managing her guilt about balancing business and caring for her daughter. She emphasizes the importance of flexibility and intentionally spending quality time with her child, especially through playful activities and travel experiences. Both Matt and Mihaela highlight how this small habit fosters connection, nurtures the child’s subconscious development, and brings long-term benefits to both family life and business success.

In this episode, Matt Travis introduces the concept of embodiment and its importance for entrepreneurs who want to step into their empowered, conscious creator identity. Guest Bridget Rawlings explains that embodiment involves tuning into the body, noticing feelings without judgment, and deciding how one wants to feel instead. They discuss how many people feel disconnected from their bodies and emotions, often believing they don't have control over their feelings, but Bridget emphasizes the power of awareness and conscious choice in shifting one's state. Matt encourages listeners to build the mini habit of regularly checking in with their emotional state and making intentional decisions about how they want to feel throughout the day. Bridget also shares where listeners can find her for deeper coaching and offers a guided meditation, while Matt invites listeners to connect and join the community for continued support and growth.