
Hosted by Katelyn Rhoades · EN

What if the only thing standing between you and the life you want is one decision? In this episode, I share the story behind how I built my business, personal brand, and the life I once dreamed about. I talk about why confidence is something you build through action, how visibility creates opportunities, and why the smallest brave decision today could completely change your future. If you've been waiting for the perfect moment to bet on yourself, consider this your sign to stop waiting and start becoming the woman your future is counting on. Check Out Our Sponsors: Shopify: Launch your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial here: shopify.com/chc Whatnot: The live-selling marketplace where you can shop, sell, and discover unique products: whatnot.com Storyblocks: The essential toolkit for telling better stories with unlimited stock video, audio, and creative assets: www.storyblocks.com/chc In this episode, you will learn: The one decision that completely changed the direction of my life and business. Why waiting to "feel ready" is keeping you from the opportunities you want. Why confidence comes from taking action, not waiting to feel ready. What years of small, consistent actions taught me about long-term success. The mindset shift that helped me stop asking if I was ready and start becoming ready. Why taking uncomfortable action actually reduces fear and anxiety over time. The mistake people make when comparing their beginning to someone else's success. Three steps you can take this week to start building momentum. How one brave decision today can become the turning point you'll thank yourself for years from now. Resources + Links Join the Baddie Challenge HERE! Grab The Visibility Vault™ – 150+ Canva templates + done-for-you captions to help you stay consistent and get seen online. Ready to grow your visibility? Find more resources here! Follow Katelyn on IG: @thekatelynrhoades Call Her Creator on IG: @callhercreator

Ever feel like you've outgrown your life, but have no idea what comes next? If you are in a season of feeling stuck I have good news…reinvention isn't reserved for people who have it all figured out. I'm joined by Wendy Valentine, who completely reinvented her life after divorce, debt, grief, unemployment, and starting over at 49. We talk about what it really takes to become the woman you know you're capable of being, why so many women abandon themselves to make everyone else happy, and how choosing yourself can completely transform your life. If you've been waiting for a sign to finally go after what you want, this is it. Checkout Our Sponsors: Shopify: Launch your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial here: shopify.com/chc Whatnot: The live-selling marketplace where you can shop, sell, and discover unique products: whatnot.com Storyblocks: The essential toolkit for telling better stories with unlimited stock video, audio, and creative assets: www.storyblocks.com/chc In this episode, you will learn: The belief that's convincing you it's too late to start over. One mindset shift that makes big life changes feel possible. The hidden reason so many women abandon themselves without realizing it. A simple daily habit that helps you become the woman you want to be. The surprising truth about confidence that most women get backwards. The boundary every successful woman eventually has to set. The question to ask yourself when fear starts making your decisions. The fastest way to stop living for everyone else. The courage-building habit that changes how you show up in business and life. A reminder every woman needs before chasing her next chapter. Resources + Links Check out Wendy's new book, Women Waking Up: The Midlife Manifesto for Passion, Purpose, and Play. Join the Baddie Challenge HERE! Grab The Visibility Vault™ – 150+ Canva templates + done-for-you captions to help you stay consistent and get seen online. Ready to grow your visibility? Find more resources here! Follow Katelyn on IG: @thekatelynrhoades Call Her Creator o IG: @callhercreator Wendy on IG: @hellowendyvalentine

The biggest thing standing between you and the business, confidence, and visibility you want isn't your strategy... it's the version of yourself you're still protecting. In this episode, I'm challenging you to stop waiting until you feel ready and start becoming the woman your future requires. If you've been stuck overthinking every post, shrinking yourself to keep other people comfortable, or waiting for confidence before taking action, this conversation will help you finally break that cycle. It's time to let go of the identity that's been keeping you safe so you can become the woman who's capable of creating everything you've been dreaming about. Checkout Our Sponsors: Shopify: Launch your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial here: shopify.com/chc Whatnot: The live-selling marketplace where you can shop, sell, and discover unique products: whatnot.com Storyblocks: The essential toolkit for telling better stories with unlimited stock video, audio, and creative assets: www.storyblocks.com/chc In this episode, you will learn: The identity that's quietly sabotaging your growth (and how to finally leave her behind). 1 simple question that instantly changes how you make decisions. The biggest mistake women make when trying to become more confident. How to stop waiting until you "feel ready" to grow your business. The surprising reason you keep falling back into old habits. The mindset shift that makes showing up online feel easier. A powerful exercise to help you finally let go of the version of yourself that's keeping you small. The daily decision that determines whether you'll stay stuck or become the woman you want to be. What your future self would do differently starting today. The one thing you need to stop asking yourself if you want to become her. Resources + Links Join the Baddie Challenge HERE! Grab The Visibility Vault™ – 200+ Canva templates + done-for-you captions to help you stay consistent and get seen online. Ready to grow your visibility? Find more resources here! Follow Katelyn on IG: @thekatelynrhoades Call Her Creator on IG: @callhercreator

This is a throwback episode of some of the best-kept instagram secrets I loved using to grow my account at the beginning of my Creator journey. Ready to skip the guessing game and grow faster? Grab: ✨ The Visibility Vault™ – 150+ Canva templates + done-for-you captions to help you stay consistent and get seen online. In this episode of Call Her Creator, I'm breaking down 15 practical strategies to help you grow an Instagram account that actually attracts the right people—not just more followers. We'll cover why buying followers is one of the fastest ways to hurt your account, how to build a personal brand people instantly recognize, and the simple changes you can make to your profile that help turn profile visitors into followers. You'll also learn how to write captions people actually want to read, use keywords to improve discoverability, choose hashtags more strategically, and create a posting rhythm you can realistically stick to. We'll dive into collaborations, Reels, Stories, Lives, and the small shifts that can dramatically increase your reach and engagement without spending all day creating content. Whether you're a business owner, creator, or personal brand, this episode is packed with actionable strategies you can start implementing today to grow your audience with intention. If you're ready to stop guessing and start growing, this episode is for you. 🎙️ Grab: ✨ The Visibility Vault™ – 150+ Canva templates + done-for-you captions to help you stay consistent and get seen online. Connect with my on instagram: @callhercreator Thank you to my sponsors: Shopify: Launch your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial here: shopify.com/chc Whatnot: The live-selling marketplace where you can shop, sell, and discover unique products: whatnot.com Storyblocks: The essential toolkit for telling better stories with unlimited stock video, audio, and creative assets: www.storyblocks.com/chc

After gaining nearly 18,000 followers in the last 90 days—and seeing these same strategies work for my clients—I’ve narrowed down the three content formats I’d focus on if I were trying to grow an Instagram account right now. No seven-day posting schedule. No 43-step strategy. No spending four hours editing a Reel. In this episode, I’m breaking down the split-screen static posts that are crushing it for me and my clients, the exact Visibility Framework I use to create strategic carousels that actually get people to stop, swipe, and take action, and my current favorite: the yap Reel. I’m also taking you behind the scenes of exactly how I use ChatGPT to organize my thoughts before getting in my car, turning on the camera, and talking—and why one of those recent videos just became an outlier on my podcast account. If you’re exhausted from trying to create every possible type of content and still wondering why your account isn’t growing, this episode is your permission slip to simplify the hell out of your strategy. In this episode, you’ll learn: The 3 content formats I’d focus on if I were growing an Instagram account from zero Why split-screen posts are so shareable—and how to create one My Attention → Retention → Value → Action Visibility Framework for better carousels The one question I ask before creating every piece of content Why “Yap Reels” are working right now and how to make one Exactly how I use ChatGPT to help script my talking videos without losing my personality Why you need to stop creating content just to fill your feed Your assignment this week? Create one split-screen post, one strategic carousel, and get in your car and yap about something you actually have an opinion on. Stop overcomplicating it. Pick a format. Give the post a job. Hit publish. Repeat what works. Resources Mentioned: ✨ The Visibility Vault™ – 150+ Canva templates + done-for-you captions to help you stay consistent and get seen online. Thank you to our sponsors: Shopify: Launch your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial here: shopify.com/chc Whatnot: The live-selling marketplace where you can shop, sell, and discover unique products: whatnot.com Storyblocks: The essential toolkit for telling better stories with unlimited stock video, audio, and creative assets: www.storyblocks.com/chc

What if the biggest thing standing between you and the life you want... isn't your talent, your strategy, or even your confidence? What if it's the habits you've been practicing every single day? In this episode of Call Her Creator, I'm breaking down the 3 habits that quietly keep ambitious women playing small—and the simple shifts that completely changed the trajectory of my life and business. If you've ever felt like you're constantly waiting until you're "ready," wondering why everyone else seems to get picked, or feeling like the best-kept secret in your industry... this episode is for you. ✨ Why confidence isn't something you find, it's something you build through uncomfortable reps ✨ The subtle ways you accidentally make yourself invisible and how to fix it. ✨ Why waiting to be chosen is costing you dream opportunities. ✨ The mindset shift that helped me stop playing small. ✨ How to start collecting "confidence reps" that change everything. If this episode spoke to you, I created something to help you actually put it into practice. The FREE 30-Day Call Her Baddie Challenge is designed to help you stop overthinking, build confidence through action, and become the woman who finally goes after what she wants. For 30 days, you'll receive daily challenges, live coaching, accountability, and a community of women all committed to becoming the boldest version of themselves. 👉 Join the FREE challenge here: https://gentle-waterfall-803.myflodesk.com/ad7bvlj138 🛍️ Shopify: Launch your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial here: shopify.com/chc 📦 Whatnot The live selling marketplace. Check it out here: whatnot.com 🎥 Storyblocks: The essential toolkit for telling better stories.: www.storyblocks.com/chc If you loved this episode, I'd be so grateful if you'd leave a rating and review. It helps more women discover Call Her Creator and reminds the algorithm that these conversations matter. And if someone came to mind while you were listening... send this episode to her. She just might need it today. 🖤

What if you stopped letting what happened to you decide who you get to become? This week’s guest, Alexis Andra, has a story that will stay with you long after the episode ends. At just eight years old, Alexis survived a horrific gas station explosion that left over 40% of her body covered in burns, forced her to relearn how to walk, and changed the course of her life forever. But what happened to Alexis is only part of her story. Who she chose to become because of it is where this conversation truly begins. In this episode, we cover: Alexis’ incredible survival story after a gas station explosion at just eight years old. Living with visible scars and the emotional journey of learning to love and accept herself. Why your past can explain who you are without becoming an excuse for who you choose to be. How faith completely transformed Alexis’ life after years of pain and searching for purpose. Why healing isn’t about becoming someone new—it’s about taking responsibility for who you want to become. The hidden ways our past experiences can show up in adulthood, relationships, and business. Building confidence after years of hiding and why allowing yourself to be seen can change everything. How Alexis built a thriving creative business from a simple hobby into working with brands like Goop and Create & Cultivate. The difference between letting your pain become your identity and using it to create purpose. You can’t change what happened to you. You can’t rewrite your past or undo the things you had to survive. But you do get a say in what happens next. If you loved this episode, take a screenshot, share it to your Instagram Stories, and tag @callhercreator and @thekatelynrhoades so we can see what resonated most with you. And if you haven't already, leave a review, it helps us reach more women who are building brands, businesses and lives they're obsessed with. Resources Mentioned: ✨ The Visibility Vault™ – 150+ Canva templates + done-for-you captions to help you stay consistent and get seen online. Connect with Alexis on instagram: Alexisnandra Thank you to my sponsors: Launch your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial here: shopify.com/chc Become a travel advisor with Fora. Start here: foratravel.com/chc The live selling marketplace: Whatnot. Check it out here: whatnot.com/ The essential toolkit for telling better storiesStoryblocks: www.storyblocks.com/chc

We’re officially halfway through the year—and if the energy you had in January is starting to feel a little harder to find, this episode is for you. Maybe you’re running out of content ideas. Maybe you’re exhausted from feeling like you constantly have to be online. Maybe you’re doing everything yourself and wondering how the hell you’re supposed to keep this pace up for another six months. That’s exactly why I wanted to bring this throwback episode of Call Her Creator back around. Because we spend so much time talking about how to grow, become more visible, make more money, and build the life and business we want. But we don’t talk enough about how to actually stay sane while doing it. In this episode, I’m getting into the not-so-glamorous side of being a creator: the overwhelm, isolation, decision fatigue, time management struggles, and pressure to constantly create. We’re talking about how to protect your energy, build systems that actually support you, and recognize when working harder isn’t the answer. Because one of the biggest lessons I’ve learned since originally recording this episode is this: You do not get extra points for doing everything the hard way. If there’s a tool, template, system, or shortcut that can give you hours of your life back—use it. And if content creation is one of the biggest things draining your time and energy right now, that’s exactly why I created The Visibility Vault™. Inside, you’ll get 150+ plug-and-play Canva templates organized by your goal—to grow your audience, engage your community, or sell your offers—so you can stay visible without staring at a blank Canva screen every single week. Because maybe the answer for the second half of the year isn’t to work harder. Maybe it’s to get more intentional about what actually deserves your energy—and what doesn’t. Why creator burnout often hits harder halfway through the year The time management struggles no one talks about How to navigate the isolation that can come with working and creating online Why decision fatigue is draining more of your energy than you realize The importance of building systems and support around yourself How to protect your work-life balance while still pursuing big goals Why you don’t need to create everything from scratch How to stay consistent and visible without completely burning yourself out Ready to save hours creating content? Grab The Visibility Vault™ and get 150+ plug-and-play Canva templates designed to help you grow, engage, and sell without starting from scratch every week. Thank you to my sponsors: Launch your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial here: shopify.com/chc Become a travel advisor with Fora. Start here: foratravel.com/chc The live selling marketplace: Whatnot. Check it out here: whatnot.com/ The essential toolkit for telling better storiesStoryblocks: www.storyblocks.com/chc

Some people don’t want to clear things up. They need the version of you that makes their story make sense. In this episode of Call Her Creator, we’re talking about what happens when you finally stop sending the paragraph, showing the receipts, replaying the conversation, and trying to change the minds of people who are committed to misunderstanding you. I’m breaking down the psychology behind confirmation bias and belief perseverance, why some people only liked you when you were easier to swallow, and why becoming the person you’ve always wanted to be might require disappointing people who preferred the old version of you. But we’re also going somewhere uncomfortable: What if sometimes you actually were the villain? We’ll talk about the difference between taking accountability and making shame your identity—and why growth isn’t getting everyone you’ve ever hurt to approve of who you’ve become. If you’ve ever wasted hours defending your character, spiraling over someone else’s version of you, or wishing you could explain yourself just one more time, this episode is for you. Let them misunderstand you and tell the story. Let them think you’ve changed. You have a life to build. Resources Mentioned: ✨ The Visibility Vault™ – 150+ Canva templates + done-for-you captions to help you stay consistent and get seen online. Thank you to our sponsors: Shopify: Launch your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial here: shopify.com/chc Whatnot: The live-selling marketplace where you can shop, sell, and discover unique products: whatnot.com Storyblocks: The essential toolkit for telling better stories with unlimited stock video, audio, and creative assets: www.storyblocks.com/chc

If you've ever wondered why some creators seem to grow effortlessly while others feel like they're posting into the void... this episode is for you. Today, Katelyn breaks down The Visibility Framework™—the simple content strategy that's helped her and her clients grow thousands of followers a week by creating content with intention, not just consistency. Instead of guessing what to post next, you'll learn how to categorize your content so every post has a clear purpose and works together to build visibility, trust, and conversions. In this episode, you'll learn: Great content isn't about the format -> it's about the strategy behind it. The four-step Visibility Framework thats gaining thousands of followers a week How to create carousels that stop the scroll, keep people swiping, and drive meaningful action. The biggest mistakes creators make that cause people to lose interest before the last slide. How to create intentional content that earns attention, builds trust, and grows your audience. The simple questions Katelyn asks before creating every piece of content—and how you can use them in your own strategy. Plus, Katelyn shares practical content creation advice and resources to help you stay visible online, including The Visibility Vault™—a library of 150+ editable Canva templates, complete with captions, designed to help you get seen online without starting from scratch. If you're a creator, entrepreneur, coach, or personal brand looking to grow on Instagram in 2026, this episode is packed with actionable insights you can implement immediately. Resources Mentioned: ✨ The Visibility Vault™ – 150+ Canva templates + done-for-you captions to help you stay consistent and get seen online. Thank you to our sponsors: Shopify: Launch your business with Shopify. Start your one-dollar-per-month trial here: shopify.com/chc Whatnot: The live-selling marketplace where you can shop, sell, and discover unique products: whatnot.com Storyblocks: The essential toolkit for telling better stories with unlimited stock video, audio, and creative assets: www.storyblocks.com/chc