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Too big for a box
⚡️ Ola Kowalska
8 episodes
2 months ago
Too Big For a Box is the podcast for high-achieving women who’ve done the thing, built the business, and still feel like something’s missing. Hosted by Ola Kowalska, this show dives into identity, ambition, emotional capacity, and the wild beauty of evolving beyond the boxes success puts us in. Come for the real talk, stay for the reclamation. You’re not too much. You’re just getting started.
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Too Big For a Box is the podcast for high-achieving women who’ve done the thing, built the business, and still feel like something’s missing. Hosted by Ola Kowalska, this show dives into identity, ambition, emotional capacity, and the wild beauty of evolving beyond the boxes success puts us in. Come for the real talk, stay for the reclamation. You’re not too much. You’re just getting started.
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Entrepreneurship
Education,
Business,
Self-Improvement
Episodes (8/8)
Too big for a box
Episode 8: How I make my content flow (and sell)

I don’t struggle with creating content - I struggle when my content stops sounding like me. This episode is about what happens when strategy drowns out your voice, and how I reclaimed mine by posting whatever the hell I wanted. No tips. No formulas. Just truth.

If you’ve ever felt disconnected from your own content - even the stuff that “works” - this is your permission slip to do it differently.


Here’s what you’ll hear in this episode:

  • How strategic content can kill your creativity (even when it sells)
  • Why visibility starts with seeing yourself first
  • The danger of performative content - and what to do instead
  • My Seen → Trusted → Sold identity-led framework
  • What it really means to build a business that feels free now, not someday


If this cracked something open, come DM me on Instagram @i_am_ola_kowalska. Tell me what landed - and if you're craving content that sells without selling your soul, check out Seen & Sold. It might be just what you need.

🤩If this stirred something in you, follow me on Instagram and send me a DM.

✨ Ready to meet the next level you? Grab my free visualisation here

🗣️ Done rewriting your bio for the 79th time and ready to face what you're really here to do? Grab my FREE 7 permission slips for the one who knows she's made for more

🔥I help big-hearted, big-voiced founders realign their businesses with who they really are but my offers evolve often, so the best way to work with me is to reach out directly.

👉If you loved this episode, leave a review or share it with someone who’s too much for their own good (in the best way).

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2 months ago
16 minutes 5 seconds

Too big for a box
Episode 7: How to become unapologetic at sales

Selling isn’t about tactics. It’s about identity. If sales still feel icky, shameful, or like something you have to tiptoe around - this episode will shift you. I’m breaking down why the real block isn’t your strategy… it’s the beliefs and emotional patterns running in the background.

This is for the ones who are done outsourcing their power and ready to sell like the most grounded, unshakable version of themselves.


Here’s what you’ll hear in this episode:

  • Why the “ick” around sales has nothing to do with strategy - and everything to do with shame
  • The 3 things your business actually needs (it’s simpler than you think)
  • What it means to become emotionally fluent - and how it changes how you sell
  • How to shift limiting beliefs that keep you waiting, hiding, and apologizing


This hit something? DM me on IG @i_am_ola_kowalska. Tell me what landed or what belief you’re done carrying.

🤩If this stirred something in you, follow me on Instagram and send me a DM.

✨ Ready to meet the next level you? Grab my free visualisation here

🗣️ Done rewriting your bio for the 79th time and ready to face what you're really here to do? Grab my FREE 7 permission slips for the one who knows she's made for more

🔥I help big-hearted, big-voiced founders realign their businesses with who they really are but my offers evolve often, so the best way to work with me is to reach out directly.

👉If you loved this episode, leave a review or share it with someone who’s too much for their own good (in the best way).

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2 months ago
19 minutes 37 seconds

Too big for a box
Episode 6: Too Loud? Too Expressive? Too Much? Good - chat with Janine Coombs

You are not too much. You're just in the wrong room.

If you've ever felt like you're "too loud," "too expressive," or just too damn much to be taken seriously in business, this episode is for you. I’m joined by the amazing Janine Coombs - marketing coach, offer positioning expert, and author of The Easy Yes - and we dive deep into what it really means to stop shrinking and finally claim your full self.

This one is raw, funny, wise, and packed with truth-bombs. From childhood conditioning to redefining what success looks like, we go all in. You’ll walk away feeling seen, validated, and way more powerful.


Here’s what you’ll hear in this episode:

  • Why being told to "stop showing off" as a kid stays with us way longer than we think
  • How Janine's breakdown year led her to write a book that changed everything
  • The difference between feeling like an imposter and just being misaligned
  • What it actually means to create an offer people are ready to buy
  • Why your quirky, complex, multi-dimensional self is your biggest asset
  • A hilarious story about pearls, makeup, and a credibility makeover video that went viral

This episode is your reminder: you don’t need to fit the mold. You were made to break it.


DM me on Instagram @i_am_ola_kowalska and tell me what landed, what made you laugh, or what stirred something up. And if you want to know what I’m cooking up next, all my current offers are over there too.


Janine Coombs website: janinecoombes.co.uk

Buy The Easy Yes here -> easy-yes.com

🤩If this stirred something in you, follow me on Instagram and send me a DM.

✨ Ready to meet the next level you? Grab my free visualisation here

🗣️ Done rewriting your bio for the 79th time and ready to face what you're really here to do? Grab my FREE 7 permission slips for the one who knows she's made for more

🔥I help big-hearted, big-voiced founders realign their businesses with who they really are but my offers evolve often, so the best way to work with me is to reach out directly.

👉If you loved this episode, leave a review or share it with someone who’s too much for their own good (in the best way).

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2 months ago
33 minutes 25 seconds

Too big for a box
Episode 5: The rise and fall of my 6 figure+ coaching business

In this powerful solo episode, I get raw and honest about why I stepped away from a thriving 20k/month business. I share the messy, emotional journey behind that decision, including the grief, identity crisis, and inner transformation that pushed me to create something more aligned, soulful, and sustainable. This is not just a story of business evolution - it's a story of personal awakening, healing, and redefining success on my own terms.


Here’s what you’ll hear in this episode:

  • Why I left a wildly successful business that "worked on paper" but felt wrong in my body
  • How performance, people-pleasing, and trauma fueled my high-achieving patterns
  • The turning point that cracked me open: grief, motherhood, and meeting my truth
  • The real reason traditional strategies stopped working for me
  • My new approach to business that prioritizes intuition, depth, and impact over hustle
  • What it actually looks like to build a business that aligns with your soul

If you’ve ever felt misaligned in your business or wondered what it takes to make a bold pivot into the unknown, this episode is for you. I'm not here to give you formulas - I'm here to hold space for your truth.

Come chat with me on Instagram @i_am_ola_kowalska, or reply to this episode with your thoughts. I’d love to hear what resonated most. ❤️

🤩If this stirred something in you, follow me on Instagram and send me a DM.

✨ Ready to meet the next level you? Grab my free visualisation here

🗣️ Done rewriting your bio for the 79th time and ready to face what you're really here to do? Grab my FREE 7 permission slips for the one who knows she's made for more

🔥I help big-hearted, big-voiced founders realign their businesses with who they really are but my offers evolve often, so the best way to work with me is to reach out directly.

👉If you loved this episode, leave a review or share it with someone who’s too much for their own good (in the best way).

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2 months ago
1 hour 6 minutes 25 seconds

Too big for a box
Episode 4: You Are Not the Problem - The System Is: Rethinking Work for Neurodivergent Brains chat with neurodivergent system coach Amelia Stewart

In this powerful episode, I’m joined by the incredible Amelia Stewart, who helps neurodivergent entrepreneurs build businesses that work with their brains - not against them.


We dive into:

  • Why “just do it” is toxic advice for neurodivergent folks
  • What ecological psychology is (and why it changes everything)
  • How to design systems that make action feel natural
  • The myth of work-life balance
  • Why coaching isn’t about giving advice - it’s about unlocking your way


If you’ve ever felt like you don’t fit the mold - you’re not broken. The mold just wasn’t made for you.


About Amelia Stewart


Amelia helps neurodivergent business owners design businesses that work with their brains instead of against them—so action becomes inevitable rather than exhausting. Most advice tells you to get more disciplined. She helps you design your business so doing the right thing stops feeling like pushing a boulder uphill. Because when your environment matches how you actually think, you don’t fight yourself anymore. You just do the do.


Where you can find Amelia:


https://www.ameliastewart.co/

https://emstewartcoaching.substack.com/

🤩If this stirred something in you, follow me on Instagram and send me a DM.

✨ Ready to meet the next level you? Grab my free visualisation here

🗣️ Done rewriting your bio for the 79th time and ready to face what you're really here to do? Grab my FREE 7 permission slips for the one who knows she's made for more

🔥I help big-hearted, big-voiced founders realign their businesses with who they really are but my offers evolve often, so the best way to work with me is to reach out directly.

👉If you loved this episode, leave a review or share it with someone who’s too much for their own good (in the best way).

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3 months ago
50 minutes 45 seconds

Too big for a box
Episode 3: I made the money I always dreamt of making and felt... numb

I made £20k in a month and felt… nothing.

This episode is personal. I’m sharing what it’s like to hit big, shiny goals and still feel numb. Not because I was tired or overworked—but because I was misaligned. I talk about:

  • The real root of burnout for high-achievers
  • What happens when praise becomes pressure
  • Why I built a business that looked perfect but felt empty
  • How I’m learning to create success that actually feels like mine
  • What “fear of heights” has to do with sabotaging your own growth

If you’ve been hitting goals but questioning everything… this one’s for you.

🤩If this stirred something in you, follow me on Instagram and send me a DM.

✨ Ready to meet the next level you? Grab my free visualisation here

🗣️ Done rewriting your bio for the 79th time and ready to face what you're really here to do? Grab my FREE 7 permission slips for the one who knows she's made for more

🔥I help big-hearted, big-voiced founders realign their businesses with who they really are but my offers evolve often, so the best way to work with me is to reach out directly.

👉If you loved this episode, leave a review or share it with someone who’s too much for their own good (in the best way).

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4 months ago
30 minutes 24 seconds

Too big for a box
Episode 2 What if you didn’t have to fix it to feel better?

In today’s episode, I’m walking and talking (literally), exploring something I’ve been seeing in myself and in so many of you: That moment when life, business, or the world just feels like too much and instead of slowing down, we go into our heads.

We overthink, strategise, fix, do all in the name of control.

But what if that’s not the solution?

What if your go-to logic is just the safest room in the house… and the rest of you is waiting to be felt?

We dive into:

  • Why your “default setting” is action and why that’s not the full picture
  • The subtle way burnout and identity crisis show up in high-achievers
  • What really happens when you start feeling again (and how to not freak out about it)
  • Why your next level probably isn’t “more,” but deeper
  • And what to do when your competence becomes your cage

This isn’t about tips. This is about truth. And if your power feels harder to access these days I want you to know: that’s not a flaw. It’s an invitation.

🤩If this stirred something in you, follow me on Instagram and send me a DM.

✨ Ready to meet the next level you? Grab my free visualisation here

🗣️ Done rewriting your bio for the 79th time and ready to face what you're really here to do? Grab my FREE 7 permission slips for the one who knows she's made for more

🔥I help big-hearted, big-voiced founders realign their businesses with who they really are but my offers evolve often, so the best way to work with me is to reach out directly.

👉If you loved this episode, leave a review or share it with someone who’s too much for their own good (in the best way).

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4 months ago
14 minutes 1 second

Too big for a box
Epsode 1 What if you're not too much but the box is too small?

You’ve built the business. You’ve ticked the boxes. You’re technically there.

But something still doesn’t feel quite right… and that’s exactly where we begin.


In this first episode of Too Big For a Box, I’m sharing the raw truth behind my pivot:

Why being successful started to feel suffocating, and how I discovered that the problem wasn’t failure. It was the way I kept boxing myself in.


We talk about:

  • Why traditional success metrics don’t hit the way you thought they would
  • The hidden exhaustion of always achieving
  • What happens when your bigness is both celebrated and suppressed
  • How “too much” can actually be your superpower
  • Why high-achievers are often the least emotionally supported
  • What expansion looks like when there’s no neat label for it


If you’ve ever felt like your ambition makes you “hard to hold” or that your success came at the cost of something deeper - this one’s for you.

🤩If this stirred something in you, follow me on Instagram and send me a DM.

✨ Ready to meet the next level you? Grab my free visualisation here

🗣️ Done rewriting your bio for the 79th time and ready to face what you're really here to do? Grab my FREE 7 permission slips for the one who knows she's made for more

🔥I help big-hearted, big-voiced founders realign their businesses with who they really are but my offers evolve often, so the best way to work with me is to reach out directly.

👉If you loved this episode, leave a review or share it with someone who’s too much for their own good (in the best way).

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4 months ago
18 minutes 57 seconds

Too big for a box
Too Big For a Box is the podcast for high-achieving women who’ve done the thing, built the business, and still feel like something’s missing. Hosted by Ola Kowalska, this show dives into identity, ambition, emotional capacity, and the wild beauty of evolving beyond the boxes success puts us in. Come for the real talk, stay for the reclamation. You’re not too much. You’re just getting started.